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^VIl,•ll iiii;,r,„:,ti,,i, I possess on (Ii<> siil.j.-ct liciviii tiviitrd (.(', 

 w.is o;,in..,| .lini,,.. tl„ (iv,. y,,,rs i„ win,.], ] \v;is (•..mu-ctod with 

 tlK' l>>i>aitmcnt oC tl,.. Iran,,-,] (;..v..nu„..nt Hotanist and Director 

 •'I'tl'o State (iMnleiis. Victoria, Australia: T allude to Haron Von 

 ^IiK'lIer, a nail),' widely known in the scientilie world, and ono 

 i"ti"i.itely associated with the Flora of Anstralia. 



t should like it f., be understood that the various investiga- 

 tions, alluded to in the course of these pa-es, as having been 

 carried out by i,,,., i„ ...y capacity ,d' Chemist to the (inrdons, 

 were in all in^fancs su-esf.Ml by IJarou Yon Mueller, wlio at 

 tlie same time scIectMl and furnished me with the miuirod ma- 

 terial. For many of ihe descripti.ms herein given. I am also in 

 debted to the same gentleman. 



I cannot conclude witliout expressing my indebtcdne,s.s to 

 Alfred l\. C. Selwyu. F.d.S., Esq., Director of the Geological .Sur- 

 vey of Canada, for his kindness in having placed at my disposal a 

 seriesof Australian views, tliereby enabling me to insert some 

 illustrations : the same have been very skillfully drawn and litlio- 

 grapheil by Mv. A. IF. Foord, Artist to the Survey. 



